The
Challenge: Meeting the demands of local business
Providing
the capital to Change
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| Guico
President and CEO David Guidry |
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Along
the Harvey Canal, Guico Machine Works manufactures
precision oilfield parts in its high-tech factory.
Guico has over 70 people on its payroll - thanks
to one local bank who backed them up.
"Because
First Bank & Trust believed in our vision,
GUICO has grown by more than 250 percent,"
explains Guico President and CEO David Guidry.
Along
historic Bayou Road, an old corner grocery is
now home to the award-winning Restaurant Indigo.
"Throughout
the best of times and Challenging times, First
Bank and Trust has
always been there for my business," says
Indigo's Proprieter, Cynthia Reeves.
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First
Bank & Trust President and CEO Ashton J.
Ryan, Jr. |
And
while Indigo is creating innovative cuisine, Cospolich
is finding new ways
to keep food fresh, meeting the challenge to
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| Indigo
Proprieter Cynthia Reeves. |
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provide
top quality food refrigeration through innovative
engineering and manufacturing.
"Cospolich
is another dynamic client that we're helping meet
the changing demands of local business,"
said First Bank President and CEO Ashton J. Ryan,
Jr.
It's all part of the "Challenge to Change"
from First Bank and Trust and WWL-TV, Channel
Four.